Contactin 2

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Contactin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CNTN2 gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily. It is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored neuronal membrane protein that functions as a cell adhesion molecule. It may play a role in the formation of axon connections in the developing nervous system. It may also be involved in glial tumorigenesis and may provide a potential target for therapeutic intervention.

Interactions

CNTN2 has been shown to interact with CNTNAP2 and NFYB.

External links

• Human CNTN2 genome location and CNTN2 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.

Further reading

• Walsh FS, Doherty P (Nov 1991). "Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored recognition molecules that function in axonal fasciculation, growth and guidance in the nervous system". Cell Biology International Reports. 15 (11): 1151–66. doi:10.1016/0309-1651(91)90061-M. PMID 1838307.
• Kuhn TB, Stoeckli ET, Condrau MA, Rathjen FG, Sonderegger P (Nov 1991). "Neurite outgrowth on immobilized axonin-1 is mediated by a heterophilic interaction with L1(G4)". The Journal of Cell Biology. 115 (4): 1113–26. doi:10.1083/jcb.115.4.1113. PMC 2289947. PMID 1720120.
• Dodd J, Morton SB, Karagogeos D, Yamamoto M, Jessell TM (Apr 1988). "Spatial regulation of axonal glycoprotein expression on subsets of embryonic spinal neurons". Neuron. 1 (2): 105–16. doi:10.1016/0896-6273(88)90194-8. PMID 3272160.
• Kenwrick S, Leversha M, Rooke L, Hasler T, Sonderegger P (Sep 1993). "Localization of the human TAX-1 gene to 1q32.1: a region implicated in microcephaly and Van der Woude syndrome". Human Molecular Genetics. 2 (9): 1461–2. doi:10.1093/hmg/2.9.1461. PMID 8242070.
• Rader C, Stoeckli ET, Ziegler U, Osterwalder T, Kunz B, Sonderegger P (Jul 1993). "Cell-cell adhesion by homophilic interaction of the neuronal recognition molecule axonin-1". European Journal of Biochemistry / FEBS. 215 (1): 133–41. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb18015.x. PMID 8344273.
• Hasler TH, Rader C, Stoeckli ET, Zuellig RA, Sonderegger P (Jan 1993). "cDNA cloning, structural features, and eucaryotic expression of human TAG-1/axonin-1". European Journal of Biochemistry / FEBS. 211 (1–2): 329–39. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb19902.x. PMID 8425542.
• Kozlov SV, Giger RJ, Hasler T, Korvatska E, Schorderet DF, Sonderegger P (Nov 1995). "The human TAX1 gene encoding the axon-associated cell adhesion molecule TAG-1/axonin-1: genomic structure and basic promoter". Genomics. 30 (2): 141–8. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.9892. PMID 8586412.
• Milev P, Maurel P, Häring M, Margolis RK, Margolis RU (Jun 1996). "TAG-1/axonin-1 is a high-affinity ligand of neurocan, phosphacan/protein-tyrosine phosphatase-zeta/beta, and N-CAM". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (26): 15716–23. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.26.15716. PMID 8663515.
• Pise-Masison CA, Dittmer J, Clemens KE, Brady JN (Mar 1997). "Physical and functional interaction between the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Tax1 protein and the CCAAT binding protein NF-Y". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17 (3): 1236–43. doi:10.1128/mcb.17.3.1236. PMC 231848. PMID 9032250.
• Williams H, Schachner M, Wang B, Kenwrick S (Nov 1997). "Radiation hybrid mapping of the genes for tenascin-R (TNR), phosducin (PDC), laminin C1 (LAMC1), and TAX in 1q25-q32". Genomics. 46 (1): 165–6. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4994. PMID 9403076.
• Malhotra JD, Tsiotra P, Karagogeos D, Hortsch M (Dec 1998). "Cis-activation of L1-mediated ankyrin recruitment by TAG-1 homophilic cell adhesion". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273 (50): 33354–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.50.33354. PMID 9837910.
• Freigang J, Proba K, Leder L, Diederichs K, Sonderegger P, Welte W (May 2000). "The crystal structure of the ligand binding module of axonin-1/TAG-1 suggests a zipper mechanism for neural cell adhesion". Cell. 101 (4): 425–33. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80852-1. PMID 10830169.
• Rickman DS, Tyagi R, Zhu XX, Bobek MP, Song S, Blaivas M, Misek DE, Israel MA, Kurnit DM, Ross DA, Kish PE, Hanash SM (Mar 2001). "The gene for the axonal cell adhesion molecule TAX-1 is amplified and aberrantly expressed in malignant gliomas". Cancer Research. 61 (5): 2162–8. PMID 11280781.
• Pavlou O, Theodorakis K, Falk J, Kutsche M, Schachner M, Faivre-Sarrailh C, Karagogeos D (Jul 2002). "Analysis of interactions of the adhesion molecule TAG-1 and its domains with other immunoglobulin superfamily members". Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences. 20 (3): 367–81. doi:10.1006/mcne.2002.1105. PMID 12139915.
• Traka M, Goutebroze L, Denisenko N, Bessa M, Nifli A, Havaki S, Iwakura Y, Fukamauchi F, Watanabe K, Soliven B, Girault JA, Karagogeos D (Sep 2003). "Association of TAG-1 with Caspr2 is essential for the molecular organization of juxtaparanodal regions of myelinated fibers". The Journal of Cell Biology. 162 (6): 1161–72. doi:10.1083/jcb.200305078. PMC 2172849. PMID 12975355.
• Nagaraja GM, Kandpal RP (Jan 2004). "Chromosome 13q12 encoded Rho GTPase activating protein suppresses growth of breast carcinoma cells, and yeast two-hybrid screen shows its interaction with several proteins". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 313 (3): 654–65. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.001. PMID 14697242.